Instrumentation and Control

State Program Facilitating Unit (SPFU), TEQIP - II

Institutions
Course Title : History of Technology
Course Code :
B.E. Semester:III
Degree Programs in which this
course is offered
Instrumentation and control
Engineering Discipline in the
III semester

1.

Pre-requisite Course
Co-requisite Course
Type of Course
Course Difficulty level
Course offered in III
semester of
Instrumentation and
controlEngineering

10+2 level certificate as per

AICTE guidelines
ELECTIVE
2014-2015

TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME

Teaching Scheme
(In Hours)

2
0
Legends:
Study;

SS

Total
Cred
its
(L+T+P)

Examination Scheme
Theory Marks
Practical/Internal Marks

ESE

PA

ESE
PA
Pr/Viva
100
0
2
70
30
0
0
L - Lecture; T - Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P - Practical; SS Self
C - Credit; ESE - End Semester Examination; PA - Progressive Assessment

2.

RATIONALE/COURSE OVERVIEW

The course is designed to provide the fundamental concepts.

3.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To provide historical background of technology.

4.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Students will be able to

Total
M
a
r
k
s

Exposure

Instrumentation and Control

COURSE DETAIL
Unit 1 Introduction: Basic Tools, Devices and Mechanism (Introduction Refrence
1)
The place of technology in history
Science and technology
The archaeological ages
The seven technological ages of man
The first age: man, the hunter, masters fire
Topics and
The second age: the farmer, the smith and the wheel
Sub-topics
The third age: the first machine age
The fourth age: intimations of automation
The fifth age: the expansion of steam
The sixth age: the freedom of internal combustion
The seventh age: electrons controlled
History of Indian Technology during steam age (Colonial Period) (Chapter 4
Unit 2
Reference 2)
Textile Technology and Tradition
Mines and Metallurgy
Shipbuilding and Steamships
Topics and
Roads, Railways and the Power of Steam
Sub-topics
Telegraphs
Irrigation
Steam, Swadeshi, and Swaraj
Discipline Related Topic
Unit - 3
(Chapters from reference 1)
1. Chapter 1,2 , 3, 4, 5 (Metallurgy, Chemical Engg, Plastic, and Rubber)
2. Chapter 4, 5, 6, 7, 12 (Mechanical, Ind. Engg, Production, Auto)
3. Chapter 4, 6, 7, 14, 15 ( Electrical, EC, IC, Bio, Text, CE, IT, CSE, Power)
4. Chapter 8, 9, 10, 11, 18 (Civil, Env)
5. Chapter 4, 5, 6,7, 17 (textile)
5.

COURSE TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Lectures
(hrs)
In/out of
Class

Field
Trip
(hrs)

Projects
(hrs)

Others
(hrs)

Student need to refer resources given in the

text An Introduction to the History of
Science in Non Western Tradition edited
by Robert DeKosky and Douglas Allchin
Published by Gainesville
Students can select any references and
prepare a report on their study and present
it to class
Notes:
1. The activities given above are suggestive list. Course designer/faculty can use other activities
is required and specify before commencing of course.
2. Students can prepare a mini presentation based on the content of the course.
6.

SUGGESTED LESSION PLAN (THEORY)

2

Instrumentation and Control

Uni
1
2
3
4
Total
7.

Unit Title
Introduction: Basic Tools, Devices and Mechanism
History of Indian Technology during steam age (Colonial Period)
Discipline Specific Topics
Students presentation

Teaching
Hours
6
8
8
6
28

SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES

A. List of Books:

S.
Title of Books
No.
1
Encyclopaedia of the history
of technology
2
The New Cambridge History
of India, Vol. 3, Part 5,
Science, Technology, and
Medicine in Colonial India

Author

Publication

Ian McNeil

Routledge

David Arnold

Cambridge University
Press